USCDI Export for the Public

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Draft USCDI V7

Assessments of a health-related matter of interest, importance, or worry to a patient, patient’s authorized representative, or patient’s healthcare provider that could identify a need, problem, or condition.

Evaluation of a patient's reported use of drugs or other substances for non-medical purposes or in excess of a valid prescription.

Examples include but are not limited to substance use disorder score, and substance use knowledge assessment.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®)
Jessica Cotto National Institute on Drug Abuse
Draft USCDI V7

The metadata, or extra information about data, regarding who created the data and when it was created.

Function performed by the actor that participated in the creation or revision of data.

Usage note: The source of the information can be used to form assessments about its quality, reliability, trustworthiness, or can indicate where to go to determine the origins of the information.

Examples include but are not limited to provider, patient, family member, and device.

Gary Dickinson EHR Standards Consulting
Draft USCDI V7

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Sequence of characters used to uniquely refer to the individual that selects insurance benefits.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
Draft USCDI V7

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Sequence of characters used to uniquely refer to an insurance payer.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
Draft USCDI V7

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Category of healthcare payers, insurance products, or benefits. 

Examples include but are not limited to Medicaid, commercial, HMO, Veterans Benefits Administration, Medicare Part D, and dental.

  • Source of Payment Typology (SOPT)
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V7

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

The time frame in which the policy is in force.

Member, subscriber, group, and plan identifiers are assigned by healthcare insurer. The coverage period is a standard date range during which the coverage is in effect. There is currently no standard Healthcare Payer Identifier (e.g. HPID) but frequently the NAIC identifier is used but not required.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
Draft USCDI V7

Data related to an individual’s insurance coverage for health care.

Sequence of characters used to uniquely refer to a specific health insurance plan.

Robert C Dieterle On behalf of the Da Vinci Project
Draft USCDI V7

Instrument, machine, appliance, implant, software, or similar device intended to be used for a medical purpose.

Kind of instrument, machine, appliance, implant, software, and similar medical device.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) U.S. Edition
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V7

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

State or condition of a laboratory test.

Maria Michaels CDC
Draft USCDI V7

Non-imaging and non-laboratory tests performed that result in structured or unstructured findings specific to the patient to facilitate the diagnosis and management of conditions.

Non-imaging or non-laboratory test.

Examples include but are not limited to electrocardiogram (ECG), visual acuity exam, macular exam, and graded exercise testing (GXT).

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) version 2.80
Joel Andress Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
Draft USCDI V7

Tests that result in visual images requiring interpretation by a credentialed professional.

Tests that generate visual images and require interpretation by qualified professionals.

Examples include but are not limited to computed tomography-head, radiograph-chest, and ultrasound-pelvis.

  • Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®)
Swapna Abhyankar Regenstrief Institute, LOINC Document Ontology Subcommittee
Draft USCDI V7

Tests that result in visual images requiring interpretation by a credentialed professional.

Interpreted results of imaging tests.

Usage Note: Includes structured and unstructured (narrative) components.

Swapna Abhyankar Regenstrief Institute, LOINC Document Ontology Subcommittee
Draft USCDI V7

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Body location from where a specimen was obtained. 

Examples include but are not limited to right internal jugular, left arm, and right eye.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition
Nedra Garrett Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Draft USCDI V7

Analysis of clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a patient.

Substance being sampled or tested. 

Examples include but are not limited to nasopharyngeal swab, whole blood, serum, urine, and wound swab.

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition
Nedra Garrett Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Draft USCDI V7

Condition, diagnosis, or reason for seeking medical attention.

Statement of how a diagnosis, problem, or condition presents or manifests in the patient.
Examples include but are not limited to active, resolved, recurrence, and remission.

HL7 FHIR Implementation Guide: minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) Release 1 - US Realm | STU1

Andre Quina MITRE
Draft USCDI V7

Activity performed for or on a patient as part of the provision of care.

Explanation or justification for a referral or consultation. 

  • SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) U.S. Edition
  • International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) 
Adam Bazer, MPD Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise USA (IHE USA)
Draft USCDI V7

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Relationship of a person to a patient. 

Examples include but are not limited to parent, next-of-kin, guardian, and custodian.

Draft USCDI V7

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Name of a person with a legal or familial relationship to a patient.

Nedra Garrett Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Draft USCDI V7

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Sequence of characters assigned by an organization to uniquely refer to a patient.
Examples include but are not limited to Medical Record Number.

FHIR US Core

Sarah Gaunt Lantana Consulting Group
Draft USCDI V7

Data used to categorize individuals for identification, records matching, and other purposes.

Known or estimated year, month, and day of the patient’s death.

Jeff Lyall Cigna